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(No Model.)

W. GOHLMAN.

COLLAR. No 287,241. Patented Oct. 23, 1883.'

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 287,241, dated October2?, 1883.

Application filed May 31. 1853 (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM Conn-MAN, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented anImprovement in Shirt-Collars, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in that class of shirt-collarswhich have tabs for retaining a necktie or the neckband of a scarf orcravat, the object of my invention being to prevent the annoyance anddiscomfort due to the-contact of the necktie with the neck.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view of a shirt-collar ofthe character to which my invention relates; and Fig. 2, an exaggeratedsectional view of part of the collar, illustrating my invention.

It has been a common practice to make shirtcollars with incisionsforming tabs to, to hold the necktie or neckband of a cravat or scarf inplace on the collar; but prior to my invention such incisions haveextended completely through the plies of the collar, so that where thenecktie passed beneaththe tabs it was liable to come in contact with theneck of the wearer, thus causing annoyance and discom fort, aggravatedin warm weather by perspiration. V

In carrying out my invention, I overcome this objection by making theincision in the outer plies only of the collar, leaving the inner ply orplies intact, so as to provide the desired holding-tabs without carryingthe necktie to the inside of the collar. Thus in the collar shown inFig. 2, which has four plies, the incision is made in the three outerplies, the inner plybeing left intact.

'lhe incision may be made in any desired number of the plies, the planshown being merely one method of carrying out the invention.

I am aware that shirt-collars have been provided with overlapping flaps;but in my collar the retaining-tabs are cut from the outer plies of thecollar itself, thus 'economizing material and avoiding increase ofthickness at those points.

I claim as my invention- A shirt-collar having necktie-retaining tabs a,formed by incisions made in the outer ply or plies only of the collar,leaving the inner ply or plies intact, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM OOHLMAN. Witnesses:

HARRY L. ASHENFELIER,

HARRY SMITH.

